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The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed circa 1882. It remains in excellent condition for its age
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A FINE .450 (3¼IN. BLACK POWDER EXPRESS) D. B. HAMMER RIFLE BY J. DICKSON, No. 1932
The non-rebounding sidelocks with bolted dolphin hammers, Jones patent rotary-underlever, percussion fences, best bold foliate-scroll engraving with traces of hardening-colour, boldly-figured stock with cheekpiece and recoil-pad (perished), the chequered triggerguard forming a skeletal pistolgrip, sling-eye and bolt, the butt inset with a patch-box with finely engraved sprung cover, the scene depicting a stag in a landscape surrounded by flowers and foliate-scrolls, the barrels with matt sight-rib and open-sights
Weight 9lb. ½oz., 15¼in. pull, 28in. barrels, Black Powder proof
The non-rebounding sidelocks with bolted dolphin hammers, Jones patent rotary-underlever, percussion fences, best bold foliate-scroll engraving with traces of hardening-colour, boldly-figured stock with cheekpiece and recoil-pad (perished), the chequered triggerguard forming a skeletal pistolgrip, sling-eye and bolt, the butt inset with a patch-box with finely engraved sprung cover, the scene depicting a stag in a landscape surrounded by flowers and foliate-scrolls, the barrels with matt sight-rib and open-sights
Weight 9lb. ½oz., 15¼in. pull, 28in. barrels, Black Powder proof